Thursday, February 18, 2010

My creative space.

In my creative space this week I have been crocheting colourful trims.

I'm loving the long rows of repetitive stitches and how meditative this sort of crochet is in the hectic world I've been living in lately.

I started off creating them for the sole purpose of decorating and adding detail to the dresses I have been sewing lately. But as my fingers have been creating the stitches, I have been dreaming up all sorts of different and exciting uses.

I could wrap presents with them, add details to cushions, stitch them to booties or bibs, tie them as hair ribbons, sew them on the cuffs of cardigans and pants and in the layers of a ruffled skirt. Indi thinks the purple would look good as a spider web in a Halloween costume.

To be honest, part of me doesn't even care if they get used in a project or not, I have just been enjoying making them so much.

To check out the other creative spaces or to play along, click on over to Kirsty's.

They look awesome! I have been contemplating crocheting edges - I found an old book on it in my bookcase the other month - but every time I start to read the instructions......my mind wonders away.....

Hi Kate - thanks so much for popping over to my blog. I had such a lovely day in Daylesford on Sunday and it was ended perfectly with a visit to your lovely farm shop. It is so nice to have beautiful organic eggs on toast!

I also feel lucky to have seen this lovely trim in the flesh (or should that be in the 'cotton'?) when you were working on it the other day. I love your many ideas for its uses too!!

Your crochet is lovely, what great colours. Since I've just been teaching myself to crochet I've found myself doing the same thing, making little bits and pieces with no particular use, but potential for lots! It certainly is relaxing...

wow, you have done some greta hooking there. it looks amazing. your stitches are so fine and perfect. my advice to your family would be "don't stand still for too long or you may find yourselves bound in red and purple lace

Phew, that's alot of comments to scroll through! Your camera is doing some great work Kate, as are you by the looks of things. For some reason I'm seeing those trims as hair decoration...wouldn't they look pretty? xo

Lovely colours and gorgeous trim! Heres the ponder though, can I make this while watching "lark rise to candleford' or does it need all concentration? Because it looks like all concentration to me! Can't wait to see what you do with it.

What lovely ruffles. The purple on wound around the bobbin made me think of a fancy old-fashioned and elegant skirt!

It was really lovely to meet you last weekend. The bean was greatly enjoyed by uber goober, too! And us - it meant she was far less snarky for the next 15 minutes! Which was lovely. I suspect we'll be back as often as possible from now on - I've discovered a rather intense affection for Mount Zero olives that will need to be satisfied on a regular basis!! So hopefully I'll see you there again before too long. Anna x

Beautiful work! Again!I love the fact that you already have so many ideas for these gorgeous pieces?I have a huge favour...as you are a natural sewing Queen could you take alook at my latest post and give me some advice? It would be greatly appreciated!http://franklyfeisty.blogspot.com/2010/02/sew-help-me.html

I'm thinking that they'd look simply ace...IN MY HOUSE!!! I loved the 'sleeves' on the dress (from a previous post) and am now thinking I need to learn to crochet (after I learn to knit - & finish my first knitting project).. Peta

Hi Kate.You are great.Thanks for your lovely email.Truly rooly.I'm so glad to have 'met' you and look forward to coming to visit soon. We can have tea and get that adorable Doily around too!Shall we? Do let's!xx Pip

Holy crochet! I just scrolled down to see what you've been up to in the past week and it's a whole lot of gorgeous crocheting! Love the coral colour and I love how it all looks delicately exquisite on those little summer dresses! Glad you're enjoying all that creative energy. xo m.

I do read every single comment you leave and appreciate it very much, but I should let you know that I can be a wee bit on the useless side when replying to comments, that's just me, everyday life sometimes gets in the way....so I'll apologise now, just in case.